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<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3850/ravindra-jadeja/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravindra Jadeja</a> is &ldquo;good to go&rdquo; for the all-important four-match Test series against Australia, starting from February 9 in Nagpur. The spin-bowling all-rounder, who hasn&rsquo;t played international cricket since September 2022, is currently captaining Saurashtra in their 2022-23 Ranji Trophy seventh-round encounter against Tamil Nadu in Chennai and had quite an outing on day three.The 34-year-old claimed seven wickets on day three and dismantled Tamil Nadu in the second innings. Overall, he bowled 41.1 overs across two innings and scalped eight wickets with his left-arm spin. In the second innings, Jadeja bowled an uninterrupted spell of 12 overs and had a solid impact in his first competitive match after five months.&quot;I am used to bowling long spells. Nothing new for me. I was enjoying... ball was turning. The pitch was assisting me. When we were batting, the odd ball was spinning, the odd ball was keeping low, so I was keen to bowl a long spell. Luckily I got wickets,&quot; he was quoted as saying by PTI.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">First cherry of the season.🫣<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/redcherry?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#redcherry</a> <a href="https://t.co/NY0TYwQjxn">pic.twitter.com/NY0TYwQjxn</a>&mdash; Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) <a href="https://twitter.com/imjadeja/status/1618582211422474241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>The Indian team management would be extremely delighted with this news prior to the big Test series. Jadeja said he felt &quot;no discomfort&rdquo; and feels he is &quot;almost there... it is just a matter of little bit of confidence. Luckily I bowled enough overs in the match, like almost 37 overs in the game (41.1 - 24 in the first innings and 17.1 in the second).&quot;So feeling very good, playing a game after a long time. Hopefully I am good to go now. It was tough on the first day but as the game progressed, I was feeling good. When you take a five-for in a first-class game it is always good.&quot;In September 2022, Jadeja had to leave the Indian camp after their group-stage games in the Asia Cup due to a long-standing knee injury which forced him to undergo surgery for the issue.&nbsp;Jadeja hadn&rsquo;t played any first-class matches since the Edgbaston Test in July and even though he picks himself in the Indian squad for the Australia series, being the sole left-handed batter in the absence of Rishabh Pant, his fitness needs to be fully ascertained before taking a risk.In the previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, Jadeja was the biggest contributor to the Indian side and finished with 25 wickets and 127 runs to win the Player of the Series award. In the last five years, the left-hander is averaging over 50 with the bat to emerge as the biggest match-winner for the Indian side.(Image credit: PTI)Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

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<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3850/ravindra-jadeja/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravindra Jadeja</a>, who hasn&rsquo;t played any competitive cricket since September 2022, is set to lead Saurashtra in their <a href="https://www.cricket.com/series/domestic/2735/ranji-trophy-2022-23/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2022-23 Ranji Trophy</a> seventh-round <a href="https://www.cricket.com/live-score/217344/commentary/tn-vs-sau-match-119-ranji-trophy-2022-23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">encounter against Tamil Nadu</a> in Chennai. The spin-bowling all-rounder, who has been named in the Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia, has been asked to prove his fitness before the all-important series.Saurashtra have already qualified for the knockouts and will miss the services of Jaydev Unadkat and Cheteshwar Pujara who have been rested ahead of the four-match series against Australia. In Unadkat&rsquo;s absence, Jadeja will lead Saurashtra and will be playing his first Ranji Trophy match since November 2018.&ldquo;I am feeling good to be back on the field. I am very excited and looking forward to this game. Hopefully, it&rsquo;ll come good as a team and as an individual also. It was a ligament tear but it is nice now and I am slowly getting that confidence day by day,&rdquo; Sportstar quoted Jadeja as saying prior to the game against Tamil Nadu, starting on Tuesday (January 24).&quot;You feel bad. Nobody wants to get injured at your peak time. It is part of the game. You have to keep that in mind and be prepared for it. You can&#39;t do anything. There is no guarantee that one won&#39;t get injured in cricket.&quot;In September 2022, Jadeja had to leave the Indian camp after their group-stage games in the Asia Cup due to a long-standing knee injury which forced him to undergo surgery for the issue.&nbsp;Jadeja hasn&rsquo;t played any first-class matches since the Edgbaston Test in July and even though he picks himself in the Indian squad for the Australia series, being the sole left-handed batter in the absence of Rishabh Pant, his fitness needs to be fully ascertained before taking a risk.&ldquo;My first priority is to get on the field and be fit 100 percent. Once I&rsquo;ll regain that level, I will work on my skills, whether it&rsquo;s batting or bowling but my first priority is my fitness,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;I was at the NCA for like 20 days, so I was doing my batting and bowling, but the match scenario is different. I want one game before the Australia series, and that is why I am here.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to be back with Saurashtra. I am sure I can contribute a lot to the youngsters in this team over the next four days. They will benefit from our interactions, and I am open to helping each one of them.&quot;In the previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, Jadeja was the biggest contributor to the Indian side and finished with 25 wickets and 127 runs to win the Player of the Series award. In the last five years, the left-hander is averaging over 50 with the bat to emerge as the biggest match-winner for the Indian side.The first Test against Australia will be played in Nagpur from February 9.&nbsp;Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The all-rounder is set to captain Saurashtra in their seventh-round game against Tamil Nadu 

"Want one game before Australia series" - Jadeja on his return to Ranji Trophy

<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/3850/ravindra-jadeja/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ravindra Jadeja</a>, who has been named in the Indian squad for the series against Australia, will make a return to competitive cricket by playing Saurashtra&rsquo;s last Ranji Trophy game against Tamil Nadu in Chennai, starting January 24. ESPN Cricinfo reported that Jadeja, who is recovering from a knee injury at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore started to bowl and bat earlier this week but needs to take a fitness test in order to return to the cricket field.In September 2022, Jadeja had to leave the Indian camp after their group-stage games in the Asia Cup due to a long-standing knee injury which forced him to undergo surgery for the issue. Jadeja hadn&rsquo;t played any first-class matches since the Edgbaston Test in July and even though he picks himself in the Indian squad, being the sole left-handed batter in the absence of Rishabh Pant, his fitness needs to be fully ascertained before taking a risk.In the previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, Jadeja was the biggest contributor to the Indian side and finished with 25 wickets and 127 runs to win the Player of the Series award. In the last five years, Jadeja is averaging over 50 with the bat to emerge as the biggest match-winner for the Indian side.The Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts on February 9 in Nagpur and the match between Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu provides the team management with a good opportunity to accustom himself with the red-ball cricket.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

In the previous Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, Jadeja finished with 25 wickets and 127 runs to win the Player of the Series award

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